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Novi pinch runner Ryan Burr (center) gets congratulations after scoring the go-ahead run, as the No. 20-ranked Wildcats generated a late rally to beat Salem, 3-0, on Monday, May 11, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014 MediaNews Group, file)<\/p>\nThe road to McLane Stadium begins in earnest on Tuesday, with those predistrict games that haven\u2019t already been played.<\/p>\n
By Saturday night, the remaining field will be down to 128 teams, spread across four divisions. Four days later, it\u2019ll be down to just 64.<\/p>\n
Will there be an Oakland County team or two among the final four that\u2019s hashed out four days after that?<\/p>\n
There usually is. Last year, Orchard Lake St. Mary\u2019s was the lone representative at McLane for the semis and finals, and the Eaglets could be en route again \u2014\u00a0if they survive Saturday.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s the fun of all this, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look, by district, at who might get out of the first full week of the baseball postseason:<\/p>\n
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DIVISION 1 DISTRICT 16 HOSTED BY NOVI<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 No. 6 Detroit Catholic Central, No. 16 Novi, South Lyon, South Lyon East<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 Novi\u2019s stumbling block to postseason success was getting past its cross-town foe Catholic Central \u2014 something it did in the title season in 2023, and again last year. The Wildcats have enough juice to do it again.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Novi<\/p>\n
Novi pinch runner Ryan Burr (center) gets congratulations after scoring the go-ahead run, as the No. 20-ranked Wildcats generated a late rally to beat Salem, 3-0, on Monday, May 11, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014 MediaNews Group, file)<\/p>\n
DISTRICT 20 HOSTED BY LIVONIA STEVENSON<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Detroit Mumford, Detroit Renaissance, Farmington, Livonia Stevenson, Redford Thurston<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 There is no dominant team in the bracket, but a 16-win Farmington team will likely face off with 20-win Stevenson for the title.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Stevenson<\/p>\n
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DISTRICT 23 HOSTED BY WARREN MOTT<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Berkley, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Warren Cousino<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 Berkley already got past a predistrict last week, and won this district three seasons ago, but Cousino may have the deepest team.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Cousino<\/p>\n
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DISTRICT 24 HOSTED BY BLOOMFIELD HILLS BROTHER RICE<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Birmingham Groves, Birmingham Seaholm, No. 1 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, North Farmington, Southfield A&T<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 Seaholm took two of three from both Groves and North Farmington, but nobody here is going to knock off the Goliath on its home field.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Brother Rice<\/p>\n
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Milford’s Mitchel Cottongim (14) slides in safely with a run, as Lakeland catcher Blake Loisel (left) can’t handle the throw. The Mavericks won Game 1 of the three-game Lakes Valley Conference series 7-5 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014 MediaNews Group)
\nDISTRICT 25 HOSTED BY MILFORD<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Lakeland, Milford, Walled Lake Central, Walled Lake Northern, Walled Lake Western<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 Lakes Valley Conference co-champs Lakeland and Milford wound up on opposite sides of the bracket, and could revisit a season series that saw the Mavs win by two at Lakeland, and the Eagles win by one and three runs at Milford. But they have to get there.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Lakeland<\/p>\n
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DISTRICT 26 HOSTED BY WEST BLOOMFIELD<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Bloomfield Hills, Waterford Kettering, Waterford Mott, West Bloomfield<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 The Lakers might be the quietest 26-win team around, but they boast wins over everyone else in this bracket.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 West Bloomfield<\/p>\n
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DISTRICT 27 HOSTED BY TROY<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Auburn Hills Avondale, Troy, Troy Athens, Utica, Utica Ford<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 The 23-win Troy Athens Redhawks would be the favorites, if you just based it on records, but coach Dan Tallant\u2019s 20-win Ford Falcons already knocked off the tourney host in a predistrict, beat rival Utica early in the season, and survived in the MAC Red.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Ford<\/p>\n
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DISTRICT 30 HOSTED BY ROCHESTER ADAMS<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Clarkston, Lake Orion, Rochester, No. 4 Rochester Adams, Stoney Creek<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 Another predistrict win, this one a 2-0 Clarkston shutout of Lake Orion, thanks to the arm of Blake Schneider, will at least mean there\u2019s no postseason rematch between the Dragons and host Adams. The Highlanders swept the three-game series with each of the remaining OAA Red foes.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Adams<\/p>\n
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No. 1-ranked Rochester Adams beat No. 3 Oxford, 3-1, on Thursday, May 7, taking the rubber match to win the three-game OAA Red series between the league leaders. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014 MediaNews Group)
\nDISTRICT 31 HOSTED BY GRAND BLANC<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Davison, Grand Blanc, Holly, Lapeer, No. 7 Oxford<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 The Oxford Wildcats may have pulled a predistrict date with Holly, but they have the horses to be around at the end, too.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Oxford<\/p>\n
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DIVISION 2 DISTRICT 57 HOSTED BY MADISON HEIGHTS LAMPHERE<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Center Line, Detroit Country Day, Madison Heights Lamphere, Warren Fitzgerald, Warren Lincoln<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 MAC Gold champion Lamphere is just three seasons removed from back-to-back trips to the regional finals, but before that, Country Day was always the Rams\u2019 roadblock in the postseason.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Lamphere.<\/p>\n
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DISTRICT 58 HOSTED BY ORCHARD LAKE ST. MARY\u2019S<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, Clintondale, Macomb Lutheran North, No. 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary\u2019s, No. 3 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 Last year, OLSM and NDP played a 3-0 classic in the district finals. Sorta what everyone is expecting this year, too. As good as the Irish are, it\u2019s hard to pick against the Eaglets.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 OLSM<\/p>\n
DISTRICT 60 HOSTED BY GOODRICH<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Armada, Goodrich, Imlay City, Ortonville Brandon<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014 There are no ranked teams in this group. Goodrich was a middle of the pack team in the Flint Metro League and Brandon finished last in that same league. Armada was sixth in the Blue Water Area Conference and Imlay City eighth. Kind of like throwing a dart at the board. Armada has a coach that has won state championships in the past and just hit his 300th win. That has to count for something.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Armada<\/p>\n
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DIVISION 3 DISTRICT 90 HOSTED BY CLAWSON<\/p>\n
Competing schools \u2014 Clawson, Detroit Communication Media Arts, Detroit Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, Madison Heights Bishop Foley<\/p>\n
The breakdown \u2014Half of the losses for MAC Silver champ Clawson came in the first week of the season, against bigger programs. The Trojans will stay hot.<\/p>\n
The pick \u2014 Clawson<\/p>\n